WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- BAE Systems has completed a baseline 9 Aegis combat systems upgrade for the U.S. Navy cruiser USS Chancellorsville.
The upgrades, part of the Navy's Cruiser Modernization program, include an overall Aegis Weapon System upgrade coupled with an improved cooperative engagement capability, an AN/SPQ-9B integrated for anti-missile defense, AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 upgrades and a gun weapon system upgrade that includes installation of two 5"/62-caliber gun mounts, the Electro-Optical Sighting System and the MK 160 Fire Control System, the Navy said.